The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Word for World is Forest

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin with John Skelley (Narrator)

4 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
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Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named "New Tahiti" on a tree-covered planet whose small, green-furred, big-eyed inhabitants have a culture centered on lucid dreaming. Terran greed spirals arou...

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Community Reviews

4.07
based on 7,256 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

dark: 67%

sad: 46%

challenging: 41%

emotional: 32%

tense: 32%

adventurous: 29%

inspiring: 11%

hopeful: 9%

mysterious: 9%

informative: 4%

Pace

46% of readers chose fast
46% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
23% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
59% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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